Apparatus for mounting safety pins on cards



Jun 12,1945. H. ALFANDRE, l

` APPAATUs Fon MOUNTING SAFETYPINS oN CARDS Filed Nav. 1. 1943 1o sheets-sheet 1 IN VEN TOR. HARRY ALFA/vomi TTORNE Y l APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING SAFETYPINS 0N CARDS 10 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Nov. 1, 1943 INVENTOIL D M u an w M H ATTORNEY June 412, 1945. I H. ALFAN'D-RE 2,3785172 APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING SAFETYPINS ON CARDS Filed Nov. 1,'1943 l0 Sheets-Sheet 3 52 n j 9o 5g 52 JNVENTvoR, 54 ,n m] Hanny ALFA/vongy June 12, 1945. H1 ALFANDRE 2,3%,172

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` APPARATUS Fon MOUNTING-SAFETYP1NS oN CARDS Filed Nov.Y l, ,1943 10 Sheets-Sheet 10 img Gftorneg Vsholder;

Patented June 12, v19457 NT narici-1.'

APPARATUS FOIE) Harry Altandre, JamaicafN. Y.' i Appia-tin November 1, 1943, serial No.. .5011.411 Y 24 claims. (cities-8) l This invention relates to apparatus for mountingsafety pins on 'cards or other pin carriers formed of sheet material. This application is a .continuation-impart of my application Ser. No.'

476,593..` filed in the United States Patent Oilice on February 20, 1943.

The primary object of the present invention is the provision of an apparatus by which 'the MOUNTING sAFETY'rINs N calms Y s Fig. 11 .is a top plan view of automatically mounting of safety pins on cards is greatly facilif -tated and expedited.` In other words, the main purpose of thepresent invention is to provide an apparatus which eliminate's'the tedious, slow and ineiilcient operationsheretofore necessitated Yin the method practiced for a great many years in the mounting of safety pins on cards.- More specifically, the main dbjectsfof -the present invention are: to`facilitate the opening' of safety pins; to facilitate the assembly of the pins with the card on which they are mounted; and to'facilitate the closure ofthe 'pins after the prongs thereof are passed through said cardin assemblingthe pins thereon.

provide automatically operable apparatus for as- Vsembling the pins .on the cards and for closing the pins after they are mounted on the cards.

The above objects of the'invention and other objects ancillary thereto will best be understood from the following description of the apparatus embodying the present invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings which are to be considered as illustrative of the invention and not limitative thereof. Y

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a. top plan/view f apparat-yrs enib'ody.-A

ing the present invention;

Fig. 2 isa sectional viewon the -line 2 2 of' operable apparatus embodying the present invern-,- tion, parts being broken away for the purpose of illustration; i

Fig. 12 is a front view in elevation, partly in section, of the apparatus illustrated inyFig. 11;

Fig. 12A is a side viewof part of the apparatus as seen from the line IZA-HA in Fig. 12;

Fig. v13 is a top plan view of partof the pin holder shown in Fig. 11; s

Fig. 14` is a sectional view on the line II--M of Fig. 13; j lllig. 15 is a sectional view -on the line. lB-Ii l. of Fig. 13;

Fig. v3 is an end view taken on the lineI--I-of i Fig. 1;

Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a front-view, with parts in'section, of i mounted thereon aV apparatus. illustrating the pin-closing op ration after the pins are applied on the card;

Fig. "7` is a front view of the apparatus; Fig. 8 is a plan view of a card with-the safety pins mounted thereon;

Fig. 9- is atop plan view of part of the pin` Fig, 1o is aside view oi' the shown in 113.9; .l

Fig-4 is `a sectional view theline 4H-of Fig. 16 is a top plan View of part of the -pincarrier holder shown in Fig. 11;

Fig. 17 is Fig. 16;

Va sectional view on the line l'l-l'l' of Fig'. 18 is a fragmentary view of thepin-carrier holderl as viewed from the left in Fig. 11;

Fig. 19 is a fragmentary side view of the pin- I carrier holderasviewed from'the rightinFig.11; Another prime object of the inventionis to o'fa cani forming a.

Fig. 22.15 a bottomview of part ofthe mechanism illustrated in Figs. 20 and 21;

Fig. 23' is Fis. 21;

Fig. 24is a perspective view of a' partof the mechanism il1ustratedinFig.21;

Y Fig. 25 is a perspective view,on a larger scale,

of part of the mechanismV illustratedin Fig. 20;

Figs. -26 to 35,'inclusive, are' views illustrating more .or -less diagrammatically the operation of 10 .the apparatus.

Referring rst to Fig.' 8, there isshown apin carrier such as, forexample, card C which has plurality of safety pins P. One of the pins has trated card to Ashow pairs of apertures a through which theprns of the pins extend,

there being as many pairs ofv apertures as pins which are mounted on the 5 'enc invention, however, we pmvmon c: l time card. Usually, in accordance with the priorart practicathecards are providedwith these aperitures before the lpins are'spplied thereto,`.in or-- der to maxe it easierfto prongs ofthe pins' through'thcard. Inapplying safety pins. to cards by means oi' the apparatus ofthe presview'cn'the une :1 -2| of a sectional view on the line 237-23 of been omitted from the illusone .pair of a plurality of v provided with apertures.

apertures in the cards is unnecessary, but is optional as the present apparatus can be used for y applying safety pins to cards whether or not the' Vlatter arel providedwith prong receiving apertures. It will be understood that in mounting safety pins on cards, it ,is necessary rst to open said pins, since the pins, as manufactured, are closed; then the open pins must be assembled in proper spaced relation on the cards; and thereafter the pins on the cards 4must be closed.

Although in the presently preferred embodiment of the invention, the apparatus is automatically operable to mount the pins on the cards and to close the pins .after they are assembled with the cards, the manually operable apparatus embodying the invention will be described first and then the automatically operable apparatus will be described.

Referring now to the manually operable apparatus of the present invention, said apparatus curved upper surface I6 corresponding to the contour to which the intermediate part I2 of the card is to conform and having opposite flat parallel sides I8 and 20. The upper surface of member I4 is provided with a plurality of parallel transverse grooves 22 spaced from each other longitudinally of member I4. The number of grooves 22 is equal to the maximum number of pins to be mounted on the card and it will be understood that' the prongs of the pins are passed through said grooves for predetermining the spacing of the pins laterally. of each other on the card. Further, it will be understood that when the cards are provided with the apertures u, the apertures of each pair are in alignment with the-opposite ends, respectively, of a companion groove 22. The card` is held in the card holder I by the movable card retaining member 24 which comprises the side bars 26 and 28 pivotally mounted at their rear ends to the pivot pin which is secured to member I4. 26 and 2B straddlepmember I4 and are connected to each other at their front ends by the spacing and handle member 32 to which said side bars are secured in any suitable way as by screws 34.

. Side bar 26 is provided with a longitudinally extending part36 of increased thickness and having in `the' upper edge thereof a plurality of grooves 38 in alignment with grooves 22, respectively, of member I4. The upper edge of bar 28 is also provided with grooves 40 which are in alignment'with the grooves 22 of member I4.

By reference to Fig.' 2 it will be noted that before the prong of the safety pin is passed through the card CV in the card holder I0, the end of the prong rests ina groove 38 on the upper edge on the'part 36 of side bar 26. As the prongs of safety pins vofthe same over-all size vary in length, theuppe'r grooved edge of part 36 is thick .enough ,to beengaged by the shorter as well as bythe-longer prongs when the pins are in the `position -illustrated in Fig.` 2 preliminary to the proiectionof the prongs through the card C in Said barsA feature thereof.

the holder. The card holder I is provided with a slot forming strip 42 which is secured to side I8 of member I4 and is spaced from saidside i8 by an amount substantially equal to the thickness of the card C (Fig. 2). A gauge strip 44 is disposed between strip 42 and side I8 of member I4 below the upper edge of strip 42, providing a gauge slot in which one side edge portion of the card is received, whereby to predetermine the location of the bent intermediate portion I2 of the card in the proper region thereof for the attachment lof the pins thereto. 4The forward end portion of 'strip 42 is bent around the front end 0f member I4, as indicated at 46 in Fig. 1, to provide a gauge-stop for one end of thecard to aid the operator of the apparatus in positioning the card longitudinally of member i4 in the card holder.

lIt will be understood that when a card is to be placed in the card holder I0, the movable member 24 is raised clear of its engagement with the sides I8 and 26 of member I4 to permit one side edge portion of the card to be inserted in the slot between strip 42 and the adiacent side I8 of member I4, with the edge of the card in engagement with the upper edge of gauge strip 44, and with one end of the card against the end gauge portion 46 of strip 42. Then, movable member 24 is lowered to the position illustrated in. Fig. 2 thereby bending the card into the form illustrated and holding longitudinally extending portion'- of the. card. against the adjacent sides I8 and 20 of member I4. 'I As thus contoured and positioned, the card is in condition to have the pins projected/ therethrough. The means for accomplishing this will now be described. It will be understood by those familiar with the art of manufacturing safety pins and mounting them-on cards that when the safety pins are manufactured, `they are closed, that is, the prongs are engaged in the heads of the pins, the pins being usually delivered in this condition for finishing or 4other operations which must be performed in the pins after they are manufactured in the pin-making machine, and that it is therefore necessary, of course, to open the pins before theyA can be mounted on the cards. It is also well 'understood by those familiar with this art that the operation of opening pins is slow and tedious and involves a serious occupational hazard to the individuals who have they job of performing this operation. The present invention makes provision for obviating the disadvantages of the old method of opening the safety pins.` In the preferred form of the apparatus illustrated herein, this result is accomplished by means which includes a part of the means for projecting the pins through the card in the card holder I0, but it will be understood that this means for projecting the pins through the card holder I0 can bef used without utilizing the pin opening The means provided in the 'present apparatus i for facilitating the opening of the pins and for projecting the pins through the card in the card holder I comprises a pin holder 48 secured to a shaft 5 8 which is journalled for turning movement "in brackets 52 fixed to a cross bar 54 in any suitable way as by screws 56 (Fig. 4). bar is mounted` on a slidable plate 58 to which it is pivotally secured by a shouldered pivot screw 60. Plate 58 is slidable on a flat metal plate 62 mounted on top of a table or bench 64 and is guided for rectilinear movement transversely of the card holder l0 by the guide rails 65 which are secured Said cross,

- plate 58 vfor supporting the vpin holder at the 'to plate 62. Said plate Iv58 is movablefrom the position illustratedin Fig. 2 to the position illustrated in Fig. 6 bydepressing the pedal 68- (Fig. A 7)' to which a cord or chain. 18 is connected, said v cord passing over a pulley 'I2 and being secured 5 spectively.- Stop pins 82 are provided for limiting l0 the movement of. plate' 58 in one .direction and) stop ypins 84 are-provided for limiting movement.

of said plate .in the opposite direction. u

Referring now more particularly to the pin holder 48 which is pivotally mounted in frame 15 brackets52 by means of the` shaft 68, said -pinf' holder comprises,i a` plate 86 provided with a plurality of pin retaining members, each having end parts '88 and 98 in whichthe spring and head ends, respectively, of a safety pin are re- 20 ceived, with the prong Pr andthe side wire `Pw of the pin infa vertical plane and with the. prong of the pin on top. As shown more clearly in Figs. 1, 9 and. 10i/the end part 98 of each pin retaining whichpermits the prong of the pin to be moved laterally out of engagement-with the head of the pin for opening the' pin. Lateral movement of the pin as' a* whole in the pin retainingv member isv A prevented by said side 92 and-the opposite side 30 94 of end part 98, and by the side parts 96 and 88 of end part 88. Also, a lug 99 o'iset inwardly. from part 92 and positioned near end part 98 is engageable with the side Pw of thepin near the head of the pin for assisting in preventing lateral 86 movement of said sidewire during the opening of `the prong Pr of the pin. When the pin is in the retaining member ofthe pin holder, the spring end thereof engages the part 88 between the side parts '98`and 88.at theend part 98. The pin 40 holder is provided with Aa combined post and handle member |82 which is integral with or in fixedrelation to plate` 86. Said member |82 has a bevelled end |84 which engages the top, of

- member on the pin holder 48 has a short side 92 g5 ment in a bearing H6. Said bearing has a rigid base 8 which is rigidly secured at the proper height above plate 58 by means of tubular posts |28 which are bolted to plate 82. Shaft ||4 is rotated by a sprocketrwheel |22 which is fixed thereto and which is engaged by a sprocket chain |24. Said sprocket chain passes over said sprocket wheel and 4downwardly through openings |26 in plate 62-and in the top of table 84. One end of said sprocket chain is connected by means of a cord or chain |28 to a treadle |38 1 and the other end ofv said sprocket chain is connected to one end of a spring |32, the other end lof said spring being secured to a xed eyebolt or the like |34. Accordingly, when treadle |38 is depressedsprocket wheel |22 is rotated in a clockwise direction viewing Figs; 2, 5 and 7, and

the pin releasing bar |86 is moved from its retracted position illustrated in Figs'. 2 and 7 to the projected position illustratedin Fig. 5 for releasing the prongs from .the pins mounted in holder 48.- Immediately thereafter upon release o f'treadle |38l the spring |32pul1ing on sprocket chain |24 rotates shaft ||4 in a counter-clockwise direction, thereby moving the prong releasing bar |86 toits retracted position and allowing the prongs of the pinsyto move upwardly in the spaoes'between the 'adjacent pin retaining members substantially to the position illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 5, y

After the pins are thus opened, they are of. c ourse in condition to be projected through the card onY which they are to be mounted, but before theycan be'projected through the card, the

' pin holder 48 must be moved to the intermediate proper angle when said pinl holder-is positioned Y to receive the pins as illustrated in 2 and for v engagement'by the prongreleasing'member |88 of the pin opening device asillustrated'in Fig. 5. 50

The pin openingmember |86, is constituted, as

here shown, by 'a flat bar provided with a plurality of notches in one edgev thereof, veach of said y notches being dened by an edge portion |88 extending substantially at right angles to the'edge 55 -of the bar and by anedge portion ||8 inclined' from the inner end of 'edge portion |813 to the edge of the bar. It will be understood that there is a 4-notch for each pin which is to be-opened and that Vposition thereof illustrated in dottedflines'in Fig. 2 for disposing the prongs of the pins below the side wires thereof in engagement with the grooves 38 Vof side bar portion 36 of the cardholder I8 in' which position. the prongs point toward the card in the card holder land are aligned with the grooves 22 inmember |4 of the card holder and with the companion pairs of apertures a, when the card is provided with such apertures. The

' pin holder is moved to this intermediate position said notches are in alignment with the pm retaino ing members, respectively,k and extend longitudinally of said bar to the spaces between'lthe pin retaining members of thepin' holder. Accordingly, when the prong' releasing bar |88 is moved tothe position illustrated in 5 for disengaging the 85 prong from the head of the p in, the' inclinededge 1 portion ||8 of'the corresponding notch of the b ar forces the prong 'of the pin downwardly and laterally over member Minto the space between two by turning the same -quickly about the axis of shaft 58, thus to prevent the pins from falling outof theholder. It will be understood that the pins remain in position-in the holder during the movement of the latter from a'vertical position in movingfrom the position of the holder shown in full lines in Fig. 2 to the position of the holder shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, by reason of the inertia of the pins which operates to keep the pins in the holder while the latter is moved from its'vertical position 'to said last mentioned position thereof. ForY turning the holder the front end of shaft 58 is provided with a handle|36 which, when turned quickly in a clockwise direc- `A`tion, .viewing Fig. 2, moves the pin holder and the opened pins carried thereby to the position illustrated in dotted .lines in said gure ofthe adjacent pin retaining members, the lateral movel0 ment of said prong being limited by the'edge portion |88 ofthe notch, and when the prong releas- 'ing bar me is 'movente its retracted positioathe .prongs of all-of the pins in the pin holder 82 are drawings. It will be noted .by reference to Fig. `2 .that the pivotal axis of holder 48 extends parallel to and isv spaced-laterally ol .a line extending through fthe'receptacle'ends 88 in whichthe .spring endsof the pins are received whereby said `ends of the receptacles are eccentric to said piv-l Lotd axis, andv that the pin holder 48` is movable their .conjunctive use, 1 vthe combination of these I'parts `witheach othe but also these parts separately.

in whichthe receptacle ends 80 are disposed at one side of said pivotal axis to a position toward the card in which said receptacle ends 88 are disposed at the opposite side of said pivotal axis, said last mentioned position being illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 2. The prongs of the pins are thus properly positioned for movement through the slots of the card holder. The pin holder and the pins carried thereby are then moved to the right viewing Fig. 2 by depressing treadle 68 and during this movement the prongs Aof the pins are projected through the cards, the prongs passing below or at the concave surface of the intermediate arched portion |2 of the card and the head and side wire of the pin passing over the other side of said arched portion of the card. While the holder 48 and the pins carried thereby are thus being moved by the operation of treadle 68, the handle |02 of the pin holder 40 is grasped by the operator of the apparatus and pressure is exerted downwardly on the holder 48 so that the pin prongs are held down in engagement with the bottoms of the grooves 38, 22 and 40. At the end of the movement of holder 2,87s,72 from the pin-receiving and pin-opening positiony ratus includes a prong-releasing member |06 like that provided in the manually operable apparatus illustrated in Figs. 1 to3 10, said prong-releasing member being operated by the treadle |30 and the retracting spring |32 connected to the opposite ends of the sprocket chain |24, as hereinbefore described. The pin holder 48A which will be presently described in detail holds the pins substan-4 tially in the same way as the pin holder 48 for action thereon by the prong-releasingv member |06, and it will be understood that so far as opening the prongs of the pins is concerned, pin holder n 48A and prong-releasing member |06 are related 48 to the right at which time the ends of the l prongs of the pins project laterally beyond side bar 28, the holder 48 is further depressed by the operator and at the same time' the holder is turned on its pivot 60 for moving the heads of the pins laterally of the pointed ends of the prongs and sufliciently below said prongs to allow the ends of said prongs to'move into said heads, thus closing the pins as illustrated in Fig. 6. Then the holder 48 is returned to its pin receiving position and substantially simultaneously the treadle 68 is released whereby the pin holder is returned by springs 16 to the retracted and spring receiving position illustrated in full lines' in Fig. 2. Finally the card with the pins mounted thereon is removed from the card holder.

AIt will be clearly understood from the above description that in the use of the above described apparatus, a plurality of pins are simultaneously opened by operation of the pin releasing bar |06 and that the opened pins are simultaneously projected through the card on which the pins are to be mc unted, said card being positioned on the card holder |0, and that after said pins are projected through said card in the card holder, they are simultaneously closed by depressing and slightly turning the pin holder 48 about its pivot 00. It will beunderstcod, however, that while the pin releasing bar and the mechanism for operating the same for opening the pins is preferred and cooperates withthe pin holder 48 which thus constitutes part of the pin opening means of the present invention, as well as part of 'the means for projecting the pins through the card in the card holder, it is not absolutely essential although highly desirable, to use the pin opening means as part of the apparatusl for `attaching the pins to the cards, and likewise it will be'understood that the part of the apparatus which is utilized for opening the pins could be used for this purpose without utilizing the part .of the apparatus for projecting the pins through the cards. lAccordingly, it will beunderstood that since the appal ratus involves parts which have utility apart from each other, although their greatest utility liesin I wish to claim not only to each other in the same way as hereinbei'ore described with reference to the apparatus illustrated in Figs. l to 10.

Referring now more particularly to the pin holder 48A, the latter is preferably of the construction -illustrated in Figs. 11 to 15 and as shown comprises a metal casting `|50 provided with a plurality of laterally spaced pin receptacles |52 each having a groove |54, in the bottom or inner end thereof, for receiving the side wire ofthe safety pin in the companion receptacle, and'end recesses |56 and |58 for receiving the spring end and head end, respectively, of said pin. Recess `|50 is continuous with an opening |60 which allows the prong of the pin to be moved laterally of the head thereof for disengagement of said prong from said head by theprong-releasing member |06 substantially in the samecway as described above with reference to the apparatus illustrated in Figs. l to l0, and for engagement of said prong with the head of the pin after the prong is projected through the pin carrier C in the card holder |0A. Pin holder 48A is provided with an end portion |62 which is mounted on a pin |84 carried'by brackets |66 which are fixed to and upstand from the slidable plate |68. .Pin |64passes through a longitudinal bore |10 (Fig. 14) formed in said end |62 of pin holder 48A. As

movement of pin holder 48 longitudinally of pin Referringnow tothe automatically operable apparatus illustrated in Figs. 1l to 35, this appa- |64 is utilized in lieu of the pivotal movement l provided by the pivot pin 60 in the case of pin' holder 48, for closing the pins after the prongs thereof are projected throughI the card or pin carrier C as illustrated in Fig. 6.

The pin holder 48A is movable with slidable plate |68 toward and away from the pin carrier holder |0A, for projecting the prongs of the pins through the card or pin carrier mounted in said Y holder, and it will be understood from the above description of the apparatus illustrated in Figs. 1 to 10 that beforethe pin holder is moved toward the pin carrier or' card holder, said pin holder is pivotally moved from an upright or pin-receiving position in which the open prongs of the pins are above the companion side wires of the pins, to an inverted position in which said prongs are below said side wires, as diagrammatically illustrated in Figs. 28 and 29,respectively. The pin holder is supported in its VVupright position, illustrated in Fig. 11, by lateral extensions |61 of brackets |00,

ysaid extensions projectingrtoward each other in illustratedlx in Fig. ll, a spring |12 is disposedbetween one this purpose, pin holder 48 is provided with an integral cam vportion |14 at the pivoted edge |82 thereof. As clearly shown in Fig. 14, cam portion' |14 has a peripheral cam edge |15. An end portion |16A of a flexible cable or cord |18 engages said crank cam |14 in a groove |80 formed in said .cam edge H and passes from one side of said pin holder through an opening |82 (Fig. 11) to the other side of said pin holder at which said end of cable |18 is secured as indicated at |86 in Fig. 12. Cable |18 passes around pulley |88 mounted for rotation in a bracket |90 xed to and upstanding from, slidable plate |68. Said cable passes under card holder |'0A `and is fixed to a pulley |92 vwhich is carried by a shaft |94 journalled for turning movement in bearings |96 fixed to the table orb'erch 64A. f

Itwill be understood that when pulley |92 is turned in a clockwise direction viewing Fig. 12, pinholder 48A is pivotally moved in a clockwise direction by the pull of cable |18 on said pin` which f member 202, having a plurality of peripherally A spaced jaws 204, and a driven clutch member 208 which has similarly peripherally spaced jaws 208, which engage driving clutch member 202 in l.2|0 which is operated by a sprocket wheel 2| 2 l the recesses between the-jaws 204 thereof. Driving clutch member 202 is iixed to a rotary shaft actuated by a sprocket chain 2|4. Said shaft 2|0 is iournalled for rotation in a bearing 2li. A sprocket whee12|6 is connected to sprocket chain v 2|4 for" actuating the same, said sprocket wheel 2|6 being rotated by a gear-reduction mechanism q 2| 8 operatedby a motor (not shown)l which is `connected in any suitable way to the driving pulley 220. It will be understood that during the operation of the apparatus, shaft 2|0` of the one- Y revolution clutch 200 vis in constant rotation for constantly rotating the driving clutch member f 202. The driven clutch member 206 is slidably mounted on the driven shaft222, but is held against rotation on said shaft. Shaft 222 is journalled for rotation in a bearing 223. A compression spring 224 surrounds shaft 222 and bears holdeig'and on the'crank cam |14 thereof, whereby said pin holder is-iirst moved f rom the position illustrated in Fig., 28 to the position illustrated in Fig. 29, and thereafter from the position illustrated in Fig. 29 to the position illustrated in'Fig. 30 for projecting the prongs o,f the pins through the pin carrier in the pin carrier holder |0A. The movement of vpin holder 48A from the position member 228 and which is engageabfe by a pin illustrated in Fig. 28 to the position'illustrated in Fig. 30 is continuous and is accomplished by a continuous turning movement of pulley |92A through a predetermined angular distance in said clockwise direction. It will be noted that when pin holder 48A is moved from the position illus-4- Atrated in Fig. 28 to Vfthe position illustrated in v Fig. 29, the pin holder48A engages the top of the pin carrier I 0A so thatrfurther rotary turning movement of the pin holder 48A in the same direction is thereby prevented, and that when this occurs, the force transmitted by pulley |92v to cable |18 acts on bracket |80, through pulley |88,- for movingv plate |68 and pin 48A carried thereby toward the pin-carrier holder |0A which is mounted in fixed position on top of bench 64A.Y A tension vspring-.|98 'is connected to plate |68" t and to the base-or mounting plate 62A, on which plate |68 is slidably mounted, for resiliently opvsing movement of said plate toward pin-car'- rier holder |0A and for retracting said plate and vthe pin 'holder 48A carried therebywhen cable |18 is relaxed. It will be understood that movep ment of plate |68 for moving pin holder 48A toward pin-carrier holder |0A 4is prevented by the force of spring |98 and by friction of theparts until the pivotal movement of pin holder 48A by cable |18 is completed for bringingsaid'pin holder to the position illustrated in Fig. 29 preliminary to the projection of the prongs of the pins through clutch memberf202 and the rotation of shaft 230. Said control member 228 is provided with a cam portion 232 fwliich is fixed to'and extends transversely betweenthe arms 233 of control 234 xed to and projecting radially from the driven clutch member 206. When pin 234 is in engagement with cam 232 of control member 228,

at the portion of said ...cam member which is nearer the pivot 230, the driven clutch member 206 is in retracted position out of engagement with the driving clutch member 202'and driven shaft 222 is'stationary. When the clutch control member 228 is moved in av clockwise direcmember 206 into engagement with the rotating driving clutch member 202, whereby driving shaft 2|0 is connected to shaft'222 f or rotating the latter.

Clutch control member 228 is manually operated by a treadle 236 connected to`\said clutch control member by a link 238 (Fig. 12). 'One or more tension springs 240 are connected to clutch control member 228 for holding tlievlatter in position to be engaged by pin 234 of the driven clutch memben It will be understood that during part of the rotationof driven clutch member 206, pin 234 vengages cam 232 ofathe clutch control member 228 and that when said pin ap-A proaches the part of the Icamlwhich is nearest to the frame pari; 226 of the clutch, the driven clutch member 206 is disengaged from the driving 222 is interrupted. The driven shaft 222 isproviaedwith a'erank arm 2 42 which is connected 1 the pin carrier or card C in the pin-carrier holderv |0A. Y

Pulley |92 is preferably automatically operated bypower actuated means. Mcreparticularly, in

accordance with the present invention, power for Y operating pulley |92is transmitted thereto under the control of a one-revolution clutch 200, (Figs. 11. and 12A) having a stationary frame 20| which is fixed to the under side Vof bench |4A.4 SaidV one-revolution clutch comprises a driving clutch by means of aA li'nk 244 to a. crank arm 246' fixed toshaft |84 for turning pulley |92. It will be understood that shaft 222 makes one revolution kunder" the control of theorie-revolution clutch 200 andfthat pulley |92 is oscillated but is not rotated duringbne complete revolution o f shaft 222. More.particularly, during one revolutionof shaft 222 pulley |92. is ilrst. turned in a clockwise directionviewing Fig. 12 through an angular distance necessary to move the pin holder 48A'from 'the'position illustrated in Fig..28 to the position which depresses said turned in a counter-clockwise direction to relax the cable |18 and to provide suicient slack therein to. permit the pin holder 48A and the slidable plate |66 on which said pin holder is mounted to be returnedby the tension spring |98 to the retracted position of said pin holder and plate illustrated in Figs. 11, 12 and 28. At the end of the movement of pulley |92 in it counter-clockwl direction for relaxing cable |18, the driven clutch member 206 is automatically disengaged from the driving clutch member 202 .by theengagement of pin 234 with cam 232 of the clutch control member 228 as described above, and remains disengaged until said clutch control member 228 is again operated by treadle 236 to inltiate the operation of said one-revolution clutch. While the mechanism as thus described or its equivalent is preferred for moving plate |68 and pin holder 48A to the projected position automatically in response to the operation of clutch 208 initiated by the manual control treadle 236,-

it is within the scope of the invention to omit said lclutch and pulley |92 and to operate cable |18 directly in any suitable way as for example by extending said cable overa guide pulleyand connecting said cable to a treadle in the manner described above with reference tc cable 16 as illustrated in Fig.\'1, instead of connecting cable |18 to said oscillating pulley |92. Also it will be understood that the clutch for operating pulley |92 can be4A eliminated while saidpulley is retained and that in such case, pulley |92 can be operated by treadle 236, operatively connected thereto for example by connecting said treadle by a link to crank 246. In either case, however, it will be understood that cable |18 will operate in conjunction with pulley |88 and cam |14 for actuating plate |68 and pin holder 48A as hereinbefore described.

Provision is made for holding' plate |68 releas` ably in its projected position to which it is moved by the rotation of pulley tion as described above,I whereby said plate and the pin holder 48A carried thereby are retained in said projected position thereof, during the movement of'pulley `|92 in the opposite directionv Y 2,378,172 illustrated in Fig. 3|),v and then said pulley is for actuating latch member 248 to release latch member 254 from plate |68, after theA pins are closed, to vpermit the spring |98 to move said plate and -the pin holder carried thereby away from the pin-carrier holder |8A to the 'retracted' position of said plate and pin holder.A

While the pin holder is in the projected position ,thereof illustrated in Fig. 30 and while the plate |68 is latched in its projected position illustrated in said ligure ofA the drawings, the pin holder 48A is operated in relation to the pincarrier holder |0A for closing the pins which have been projected through the pin carrier or card mounted in said pin-carrier holder |0A during the movement of pin holder 48A from the position illustrated in Fig. 29 to the position illustrated in Fig. 30. The means for accomplishing this operation will now be described.

In order to close the pins, the pin holder 48A is moved downwardly about its pivot provided by the pin |64 toward the upper surface 0f the pin carrier or card through which the prongs vof the pin are projected, i. e., from the position of said pin holder illustrated in Fig. 30 to the position illustrated in Fig. 32, and simultaneously with the downward pivotal movement of said pin holder 48A, the latter is moved longitudinally of pin |64 in order to displace the heads of the |92 in a clockwise direcfor relaxing cable |18, for it is while pin holder Y 48A is in said projected position thereof that the pins which are projected through the pin carrier pursuant to said movement of the pin holder to its projected position are closed. For thus releasably holding plate |68 in its projected position, there is provided a pivoted lto the under side of the bench by a pivot pin 25|) and which is biased to plate latching position by a compression spring 252. Latch latch member 248 which is member 248 carries a latch ringer 2.54 which pro jects through an opening 256 in a stationary mounting plate 62A and which is provided with an upper inclined edge 258 which is adapted to be engaged by the leading edge 268 of plate |68 latch iinger 254 to the lower surface of said plate and stresses springi 252 so that when the opening 262 in plate |68 registers with latch iinger 254, the latter is projected into said opening, as illustrated in Fig. 30, and prevents movement of plate |68 to its retracted position while pulley |92 is being moved, under the control of the one-revolution clutch in itsL counter-clockwise direction for relaxing the cable |18. Latch member 248 is also provided with a. latch finger 264 which projects through an opening 266 vin mounting plate'62A in position to be engaged by a member hereinafter to be described pins laterally of their companion prongs whereby to permit the downward movement of said heads inrelation to said prongs by said downward pivotal movement of the pin holder. The

means for moving the pin holder .48A 'downwardly about the pivot provided by pin' |64 corn,v

prises, as here shown', a rotary cam 268 which makes one revolution under the control of a onerevolution clutch 21D. Said one-revolutionlclutch 21|) is in general similar to the one-revolution clutch 200 which as described above controls the operation of 48 to its projected position. The driving shaft 212 of clutch- 210 is journalled for rotation in a bearing 213 and is connected by means of a coupling 214 and is constantly rotated by the gear reduction mechanism 2| 8 (Fig 1l). The drivingclutch member 216 is xed to said shaft and is engageable with a driven clutch member 218 iixed to the driven shaft 28|! to which the rotary cam 266 is secured.` Driven shaft 280 is journalled for rotation in a bearing 28|. The clutch members 216 and 21B have peripherally spaced jaws 282 and 283respectively, which releasably engage each other lin .the spaces between said jaws, as described above in connection with clutch 208. Said jaws of the driving and driven clutch members'are held releasably in engagement with each other-by a compression spring 284 which bears at one end thereof against the adjacent end of bearing 28|, which is xed inl the part 286 of theA stationary clutch frame, and at its other end against the driven clutch member 218. In Fig. 1l, the driven clutch member 218 is s. shown disengaged from the driving clutch memclutch' member 216 and the disengagement of said clutch member 218 from clutch member 216 is controlled by the Kclutch control device 288 which is pivotally mounted onthe trame part 286 as indicated at-290 and by a pin 292 which is xed to and projects radially from the drivenv clutch member 218.- The clutch control device pulley |92 for moving the pin holder beyond .the pivot 290.

288 comprises two laterally spaced 284 and 288 (Fig. 21) having xed thereto at their outer endsa transverse cam member 298 which is engaged by pin 292 during a part of the revolution of driven shaft 280 for moving the clutch member 218 longitudinally of driven shaft 280 to retract said driven clutch memberVV from engagement with the driving clutch member 218, it being understood that the driven clutch member 218 is mounted on shaft 280 so as to be slidable longitudinally thereof, but so as to be non-rotatable thereon. In order to permit the driven clutch member 218 to engage the driven clutch member 218, it is necessary to disengage the cam 298 from pini292 and thisvis accomplished by the pivotal movement of arms 294 and 298 about the pivot 290, spring 230l being operative to project Adriven clutch member 218 into driven engagement with "driven clutch member 218 when cam 298 is disengaged from pin 292. It will be understood that upon movement of cam298 to its retracted position out of engagement with pin 292, the -jaws 283 of drivenclutch member 218' quickly enter the spaces between the jaws 282 of driving clutch member 218; since the latter is constantly rotating so as to bring the recesses between said jaws into alignment with the jaws 283 of the driven clutch member,'thus topermit the spring 284 to' move the driven clutch member 218 to its projected position for engagement.y

in the recesses between the jaws o! the driving clutch member. A

During the rotation gf cam 288, from the po- I sition illustrated in Fig. 30 to the position illustrated in Fig/p32, pin holder 48A is pivotally moved downwardly and as indicated'above. This movement is accomplished by cam edge portion 80| (Fig. 20A). Cam edge portion 808 is circular in respect to the axis of rotation of the cam' and therefore does not operate to move pin holder I Figs. 1l and 20. More particularly, said cam is provided with a downwardly inclined upper sur- 'face 8|8'which engages the end of pin 3|4 and presses on the latter ln a direction to move pin holder 48 longitudinally of pin |84 against the'V I pressure of spring |12 during the downward pivotal movement of saidpin holder. Upon the end of the downward pivotal movement of pin holder 48A, pin 8|4 passes downwardly beyond the adjacent end of inclined lsurface 8|8 of cam3| 8 so 'Ihe means for pivotally moving arms 294 and f 298 and for controlling the. movement of saidl arms for projecting and retracting cam 298 comprises a member 800 fixed to one end of arm 298, which as illustrated in Fig. 20, projects forwardly Member 300 projects downwardly and is provided with a bevelled lower portion 802 (Fig. 24) disposed in position to be engaged by the anni 804 of a control device 888 which is mounted on plate |88 (Figs. 1l, 20 and 25). Control device 808 is mounted for pivotal Pmovement in a plane parallel .to the plane of plate |88 about a pivot'pin 808 and is held against I movement in one direction by a pin 8|0 which is fixed to and projects upwardly from plate |88.

A" tension spring 8|2 holds the control member .808 in its normal position in engagement with stoppin 3|0. As illustrated in Fig. 30, when the pin holder 48A is in its projected position, arm 304 is in engagement with the lower end portion `302 of member 308 for holding the clutch con.- trol cam. 298 in its-retracted position, and it will be understood that ,the movement of arm' 294 o'f clutch control deviceV 288' for thus retracting the earnA 298 occurs during/the latter part offthe movement of plate |88 tb its projected position, as may` be observed by a comparison of Figs. 29 and I30,V and that during this latter part of the will be understood that after rotary cam 288 clis-4 engages the pin'holder, 48A,.as illustrated, ior example', in Fig. 33, following the downward,'piv

that said pin 8I4fisclear of soaid cam whereupon spring |12 is effective to move pin holder 48A longitudinally of pin |84 in a ldirection opposite to that in which said pin holder wasmoved by the engagement of pin 3|4 with said cam. Cam

8|8 is pivotallly mounted on a pivot pin 820 for movement in a counter-clockwise direction (viewing Fig. '20) to allow the pin holder 48A to be moved from thefinverted position thereof illustrated, for example, in Fig'. 32to the upright position thereof illustrated,-for example, in Fig. 35.

Downward movement of cam 8|8' about its pivot by pin 8|4 is prevented, by the engagement of the lower surface of said cam with the upper surface of block 822 which is fixed to base 82A. It i.

otal and longitudinal movements of said `pin holder 48A, said pin holder is Apivotally moved upwardly whereby the prongs Aof the pins are engaged'in the companion heads thereof. This upward pivotal movement of pin holder 48A can occur after cam 288 disengages said pin holder bedescribed above as soon as pin holder 48A hasY movement oll plate |88'to its projected position,

arm 804 of control member 308 'engages the .beveues edge portion' 3oz of member-suv, whereby f to-turn'arm 298 of clutch control device 298 in a clockwise direction'viewingFig. 20. Arm 8 04`remains in engagement with member'800 for holding the cam 298 in its retracted positionwhile i the rotary cam 288 whichl is operated under the i* lsaid gure of the drawingfand in Fig. 29, through the positions illustrated. fn Figs. 31, 32 and 33,

'control ofthe one-revolution clutch 210 .for yacting upon pin holder 48A to close the pins makes 1 one revolution, in a counter-elockwisedirection.

- viewing 'Figi 12. .from theposition illustra-ted in tov the. position illustrated in Flg. 34.'

cause of the provision of slack in the cable |18A by the movement of pulley |92 in a counter-.clocks wise direction (viewing Fig. 12)' which starts. as

beenmoved to its' projected position.v

At the end of the downward pivotal movement of l-pin` holder 48A, illustrated in Fig. 32, control member 808 is 'actuated to engage latch finger 284 for operating latch member 248 whereby to` release Alatch finger 284'.from retaining engagement with plate |88 in order that said plate may be moved to its retracted position by spring |98 and thereby moveA said pin holder-48A to )the retracted position thereof illustrated in Fig. 34.1; This oveinent 'of controlmember 808 for operating atch member 248 is electedby the engagement of cam edge -8 vof rotary cam 288 with a" pin 824`xed to 'said'control member 808. The l vengagement of'rotary cam 288 with pin 824 for actuating latch member 248 to release plate |88 l is illustrated in Figs. 32 and 33, and it will be understood that member 808 is moved by cam 288 against the force of spring 312 in a clockwise direction viewing Fig. 11, whereby to engage the upper inclined end 326 of latch-releasing finger 284 of latch member 248 for moving the latter from the position illustrated in Fig. 31 to the position illustrated in Figs. 32 and 33. It will be noted, however, that until the circular edge 303" of rotary cam 263 disengages pin 324, plate |88 and the pin holder 48A are prevented from moving to retracted position, but that as soon as circular edge 383 of cam 288 disengages pin 324,

plate |68 and the pin holder 48A carried thereby r are quickly moved by spring 188 to the retracted position illustrated in Fig. 34 in which position the edge 328 of plate |68 engages the stop pins 338 which are fixed to and project upwardly from the mounting plate 62A. In the movement of arm 384 to engage latch finger 264 for actuating latch member 248 to release plate |68, the end 328 of said arm rides' over the bevelled end portion 302 of member 300 and clears the same so y that control device 288 can return to a. position for engagement by pin 282 of the driven clutch member 218 lto disengage'the latter from driving clutch member 216 at the end of one revolution of cam `263. It will be noted that the return of arm 304 from latch releasing position to normal position 'in engagement with `stop pin 3|8 occurs during the movement of plate |68 to its retracted' i position and that during.said return of arm 384 the latter clears member 388 which engages side 338 of said arm and moves 'said arm pivotally against the action of spring 3 I2. As soon as arm A384 clears member 388, spring 3|2 returns said arm to the position illustrated in full lines in Fig. -25 to the extent allowed by stop pin 3|8. As soon as arm 384 of control member 386 .disengages of plate |68 and the pin holder carried thereby to projected position.

After the pin holder 48A is moved to its r'etracted position illustrated in Fig. 34, the pin holder.48A is disengaged from thepin-carrier 'v holder |0A and is moved from its inverted posidon iuustrated in Fig. 34, tu the upright or pinreceiving position illustrated in Fig. 35. This movement may be conveniently effected by a quick upward pivotal movement of the pin-carrier re- Also, as illustrated in Fig. 17,the bottoms 22' of the grooves 22A are inclined upwardly in a dlreetion extending from bar 38A to bar 28A. Also the grooves 38A in side bar 36A are wider than the grooves 48A in side bar 28A, said grooves 38A being in alignment with and of the same width as grooves 22A. Also, as shown in Fig. 11, the bottoms of grooves 38A are in line` with the adjacent ends of the bottoms of grooves 22A while the grooves 48A in side bar 28A extend below the bottom of the adjacent ends of grooves 22A. By

reason of the narrow width of groove 22A adjacent one end thereof while the groove is substantially wider at its o'pposite end, bending of the pin in such manner as to substantially deform the same during the longitudinal movementl of the pin holder 48A on mounting pin |84 for closing the pins after they are projected through the pin carrier or card C is prevented, since the prongs of the pins are held against lateral movement'only in the narrow ends of the grooves 22A while a substantial part of the prong of the pin can move laterally of said grooves with the move- "mentof the heads of the pins and the side wires thereof which are held in the companion receptacles of the pin holder 48A. Also, by reason of the upward inclination of grooves 22A from the inlet ends thereof toward the ends through which the free ends of the prongs project, only the part of the prong between the ends thereof engages the bottom of the groove during the movement of the pin holder longitudinally of mounting pin |64.

The operation of the apparatus illustrated in Figs. l1 to 35 is believed to be apparent from the above description and therefore a detailed de scription of said operation is unnecessary. How` ever, a brief summary of the operation `of the apparatus will be helpful and therefore will now be -given with moreV particular reference to Figs. 26

to 35. First, with the pin holder 48A in its upright position, closed safety pins P are mounted in the pin holder 48A as illustrated in Fig. 26 and -taining member-24A of the pin-carrier holder |8A.from thev position illustrated in Fig'. 34 to the position illustrated in Fig. 35. When thev Acard-retaining member24A is thus operated. for

pivotally moving pin holder 48A from its inverted to its upright or pin-receiving position, the pin carrier or part C carrying the pins mounted thereon is disengaged from the stationary. form- .ing member 14A of the pin carrier holder |8A, thus resulting in the quick removal of the pin carrier with the pins mounted thereon from the holder 18A for transfer by hand or in any suitable way to a collection receptacle.

The pin-carrier holder |8A is, in general, of the same construction as the pin-carrier holder |0 provided in the apparatus illustrated in Figs.

l to 10but pin-carrier holder |0A embodies oertain advantageous'features which will now be described with reference to Figs. 11 and 16 to 19 inclusive. vAs here shown, the grooves 22A in the convex upper surface of ythe stationary formingmember |4A taper in width from the side bar 38A of the pin-carrier retaining member 24A to the other side bar 428A ofrsaid retaining member.

as described above with reference to the pin holder 48 of the apparatus illustrated in Figs. 1 to 1l. Then, the treadle |38 is depressed to operate the prong-releasing member |06 for opening thepins, as illustrated in Figs. 2'1 and 28, and as described above with reference to the apparatus illustrated in Figs. 1 lto 10. Then the treadle 236 (Figs. 1l and l2) is momentarily depressed for retracting the clutch control member 228, thus initiating the operation of the one-revolution clutch 288 to make one revolution whereby to turn the pulley |92 whereby first to move the pin holder 48A from the upright position thereof .illustrated in Fig. 28 to the inverted position thereof illustrated in Fig. 29, and thereafter to move plate |68 and pin holder 48A from the retracted position illustrated in Fig. 29 tol the projected position illustrated in Fig. 30 which results vin the'projection of the prongs of the pins through .the pin carrier or card' in the pin- .carrier holder |8A. As soon as the plate |68 reaches the projected position thereof illustrated in Fig. 30, the latch member 248 is operated, as described above, to engage the latch finger 254 thereof with plate |68 to retain said plate and the pin holder 48A thereof in projected position.

-During the movement of plate |68 to its projected by spring |98 to the retracted position when such movement is subsequently allowed, following the closing of the pins, by the release of latch finger 2N from plate |68 and by the disengagement of cam 268 from pin 324 of control member 306."

AfterA the pin holder is moved to the projected position thereof illustrated in Fig, 30, it is operated upon by the rotary cam 268 for imparting ythereto the above described downward pivotal and longitudinal movements for closing the pins, the prongs of which have been projected through the pin carrier during the movement of the pin holder from the position illustrated in Fig. 29 to the projected position illustrated in Fig. 30. Rotary cam 268 makes one revolution under the control of the one-revolution clutch 2l@ which is initiated bythe engagement of theend 329 of arm 3030i control member 306 with the lower cam-edge portion 302 of member 3MB for operating clutch-controldevice 288 to retract cam 298 the pin 292 which is carried by the driven clutch 5 and means operable automatically in response to while said holder is in saidv projected position and for movement. in a direction running transversely of the prongs of the pins for `closing said pins after they. are" projected through said carrier,

a predetermined movement of said holder to 'said projected position for imparting said movements to said holderior closing the pins.' 2.` In apparatus for mounting a plurality of l safety pins on acarrier formed of sheet material,

said apparatus comprising means for holding said carrier in bent form, and a holder for a plurality of safety pins mounted for movement toward and away from said pin carrier holder from a retracted position to a projected position over operable to connect said moving-means to and tomember 278. The movement of cam 268 during said one revolution thereof is illustrated in -`several stages in Figs. and 34. Also, as expained above, during the downward pivotal movement of pin holder 48A by cam 268, said pin holder is moved longitudinally \of pin HB4, rst in one direction by the engagement of c am @I6 with pin 3M followed by the movement of pin holder-48A longitudinally of pin |66 in the opposite direction by spring i12 when said pin 3| 4 clears the adjacent end of cam 3I3 during the downward'move'- ment of pin holder'ddA. As-the rotary cam 268 moves from the position illustrated in Fig, 31 to the position illustrated in Fig. 32, it engages the pin 302 of control member 80B and moves arm 30d thereof for actuating the latch member 248 to release the latch nger 254 from plate |68,

and as soon as rotary cam 26s clears pin 32B,

which occurs shortly after the position of the parts illustrated in Fig. 33, the plate E68 and the pin holder 48A is moved by spring |98 to 'the retracted position illustrated in Fig. 34. Finally, the pin-carrier retaining member 26A is operated as described above for moving the pin holder 48A from the inverted position illustrated in Fig. 34

disconnect the same` from said power-driven` 30 said 'carrier in bent form, and a holder for a `plu lity of safety pins mounted for movement toward and away from said pin-carrier holder from a retracted position to a projected positionfover the surface of said carrier, for projecting the prongs of said pins through said carrier, means for moving said pin-holder to said projected position, powerdriven ,actuating means, means operable to connect said moving-means to and to disconnect the same` from said power-driven 40 actuating means, manuallyoperable means ,to

to thev upright or pin-receiving position thereof illustrated in Fig. 35, and the pin carrier or card C having the pins P mounted thereon is removed from the pin-carrier holder and transferred. to

any' suitable collection receptacle.

lIt will be understood that various changes may be made in -the apparatus. illustrated or de` scribed herein without departing from the underlying ideas of the present invention. Ac-

cordingly, I do not wish to be limited to the invention as herein shown or described.

Having thus described-my invention and illus-` trated its use, what I claim as new and desire to A secure by Letters Patent, is: f

safety pins on a carrier formed of sheet m terial, said apparatus comprising means for `h lding said carrier in bent form, and a holder for a plurality of safety pins mounted for movement toward and away from said pin-carrier holder from a retracted position to a projected position' over` the surface of said carrier, for Projecting the prongs of said pins through said carrier, means for moving said pin-holder to said projected position thereof, said holder being also mounted for l movement toward and away from saidsui-face.

initiate the'action of lsaid last mentioned means to connect said actuating means'to saidf'movin'g `means, and means 'operable automatically to ac- -tuate said connect and disconnectmeans to dismeans.- when said pin-holder reaches said projected position thereof.

4. In apparatus f or mounting a -pluralityof connect said moving means from said actuating' safety pins on a carrier formed of sheet materiaL' said apparatus comprising meansv for holding rality of safety .pins mounted for movement toward and awayfroni said pin carrier holder from a retracted position to a projected'position over l the surface of said carrier, for projecting the prongs of said pins through said carrier, means for moving said pin-holder to said projected po.

sition, power-driven actuating means, means operable to connect said moving-means to and to 'disconnect the same from said 'power-driven actuating means, means operable automatically".

l to actuate said last mentioned means to discon- .nect said moving 'means from said actuating means when said pin-holder reaches said pro- 05 jected position4 thereof, and means operable in responsel to the movement of lsaid pin-holdingv means to said projected position for releasably retainingthe latter in said projected position.

-5. apparatus for mounting -a pluralityl of riaLjsaid apparatus comprising means forholding saidcarrier in bent form, and a holder for a toward and away from said pin carrierholder afety pins on afcarripr formedof sheet ma'te.

plurality of safety pins mounted formovement from aj retracted position to a projected position i pins.

` rial, said apparatus over thesurface of said carrier, lifor projecting disconnect said moving means from said actuat-l ing means when said pin-holder reaches said projected position thereof, said holder being also mounted for movement toward and away from said surface while said' holder is in said projected position and for movement in a direction running transversely ofthe prongs of the pins 'for closing said pins after they are projected through said carrier, and means operable automatically in response to a predetermined movement of said holder to said projected position for imparting said movements to said holder for closing the pins. l

6. In apparatus for mounting a plurality of safety pins on a carrier formed of sheet material, said apparatus comprising means for holding said carrier in bent form, and a holder for a plurality of safety pins mounted for movement toward and away from said pin-carrier holder from a retracted position to a projected position over the surface of said carrier, for projecting the prongs of said pins through said carrier. means for moving said pin-holder to said projected position, power-driven actuating means, means operable to connect said moving-means to and to disconnect the same from said powerdriven4 actuating means, manually operable.

means to initiate the action of said last mentioned means to connect said actuating means to said moving means, and means operable automatically to actuate said last mentioned means to disconnect said moving means from said actuating means when said pin-holder reaches said projected position thereof, said holder being also mounted for movement toward and away from said surface while said holder is in said projected position and for movement in a direction running transversely of the prongs of the pins for closing said pins after they are projected through said carrier, and means operablel automatically in response to a predetermined movement of said holder to said projected position for imparting said movements to said holder for closing the 7. In apparatus for mounting a plurality of safety pins on a carrier formed of sheet material, said apparatus comprising means for holding said carrier in bent form, and a holder for a pluralityl of safety pins mounted for movement toward and away from said pin-carrier holder from a retracted position to a projected position over the surface of said carrier, for projecting the prongs of said pins through said carrier, said pin-holder being mounted for movement in relation to said pin-carrier holder for closing the pins after they are projected through said carrier, and means operable upon said pin-holder in the projected position thereof for imparting said pin-closing movement to said pin-holder, means for actuating said last-mentioned means, and projected position for controlling the operation of said actuating means. Y

8. In apparatus for mounting a plurality of safety pins on a carrier formed of sheet mateing said carrier in bent form, and a Aholder for a comprising means for holdplurality of safety pins mounted for movement toward and away from said pin-carrier holder from a retracted position to a projected position over the surface of said carrier, for projecting the prongs of said pins through said carrier, said pin-holder being mounted for movement in relation to said pin-carrier holder for closing the pins after they are projected through said carrier, and means operable upon said pin-holder in the Aprojected position thereof for imparting.

said pin-closing movement to said pin-holder, means for actuating said last-mentioned means. and means automatically operable in response to the movement of said pin-holder to said projected position for initiating the operation of said actuating means.

9. In apparatus for mounting a plurality of safety pins on a carrier formed of sheet'material, said apparatus comprising means for holding said carrier in bent form, and a holder for a plurality of safety pins mounted for movement toward and away from said pin-carrier holder from a retracted position to a projected position over the surface of said carrier, for projecting the prongs of said pins through said carrier, said pin-holder being mounted for movement in relation to said pin-carrier holder for closing the pins after they are projected through said carrier, and means operable upon said pin-holder in the projected position thereofA for imparting said pin-closing movement to said pin-holder, means for actuating said last mentioned means and means automatically operable in response to the movement of said pin-holder to said projected position for initiating the operation of 'said actuating means, and means operable in response to a predetermined operation of said actuating means to interrupt the operation thereof.

10. In apparatus for mounting a plurality of safety pins on a carrierfformed of sheet material, said apparatus comprising means for holding said carrier in bent form, and a holder for a plurality of safety pins mounted for movement toward and away from said pin carrier holder from a retracted position to a projected position over -the surface of said carrier, ,for projecting the prongs of said pins through said carrier,

means for moving said pin-holder to said promatically to actuate said last mentioned means to disconnect said moving means from said actuating means when said pin-holder ,reaches said projected position thereof, means operable i n response to the movement of said pinholding means to said projected position for releasably retaining the latter in said projected position, said holder being also mounted for movement toward and away from said surface while said holder is in said projected position and for movement in a direction running transverselyvof the prongs of the pins for closing said pins after they are projected throughy saidcarrier, means operable automatically in response to a. predetermined movement of said holder to said projected position for imparting said movements to' said holder for closing the pins, and means automatically operable at the end of said pin-closing -movements of the holder to release said retaining means,

11. In apparatus for mounting a plurality of safety pins on a carrier formed of sheet material, said apparatus comprising means for hold- 

